A woman went from "Santa's not-so-little helper" to a slender elf - after losing 10 stone. Bethan McGregor, 38, tipped the scales at 23 stone at her heaviest and struggled to squeeze into a size 28-30.
Keen to start a family with her husband, James McGregor, 48, an NHS worker, Bethan embarked on a weight loss mission after a doctor suggested her their chances of conceiving were slim to none due to her weight. The doctor told Bethan she would need to lose 12 stone in order to have a baby in 2018 - so she swapped takeaways for healthy homecooked meals and lost 10 stone in just 12 months.
Now, Bethan weighs a healthier 13 stone and can slip into a size 12-14 with ease. Christmas-obsessed, she decided to take a comparison photo to show her transformation - and donned her elf costume again.
